This article covers a developing story. Continue to check back with us as we will be adding more information as it becomes available. Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Kristen Stewart is set to cross a major first in her 24-year acting career, starring in her first television leading role as NASA astronaut Sally Ride.
According to Deadline, Stewart has booked her first-ever leading television role as she'll play trailblazing NASA astronaut Sally Ride in the upcoming limited series The Challenger. The project, which is based on The New Guys book by author Meredith E. Bagby, counts Steven Spielberg's Amblin Partners and actor Kyra Sedgwick's Big Swing Productions as producers. The story focuses on Ride, the first American woman to fly in space.
What To Know About Kristen Stewart's First Major TV Role She'll Play A Well-Known American Figure Close Looking to the book on which The Challenger is based, the limited series is partially a story of NASA's efforts to diversify its ranks. Ride was the first woman and the first member of the LGBTQ+ community to fly into space. The program also included the first Black and Asian American astronauts, in addition to a married couple.
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